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process by which files are transferred to the web server is called
FTP (File Transport Protocol). You have unlimited access to your
web space via FTP 24-hours a day. As such, you can create and maintain
your web pages on your own computer and upload files to your web
site at your leisure.
FTP Software
To use FTP you need a piece of software installed on your computer
called an FTP client. We recommend WS_FTP which can be downloaded
for either the PC or Mac from http://www.wsftp.com/.
Many popular web design packages also come with FTP software functionality
included.
Microsoft FrontPage Users
Customers wishing to use Microsoft FrontPage to manage their site
should install the FrontPage Server Extensions and should use only
the publishing feature within FrontPage to transfer files. Using
regular FTP can corrupt the extensions, disabling the functionality
of the FrontPage web and requiring that the site be deleted to reinstall
the extensions.
Configuring Your FTP Software
To connect to your site by FTP, you will need to configure your
FTP client with the following information.
FTP Host ftp.icukhosting.co.uk
or ftp.max-hosting.co.uk
Username Your account username
Password Your account password
The initial working directory, port
number and all other configuration options should be left at their
defaults.
Transferring Your Files
When you connect to the FTP server, you will placed in the home
directory for your account. You will see system folders in your
home directory as described on the File System page. You can transfer
files directly to your home directory or create subdirectories within
in. As soon as a file is uploaded to the web server, it is available
for all to see.
File Names
Our operating system is case sensitive. In other words, the file
name 'page.html' is NOT the same as 'Page.html'. If your HTML code
references a 'page.html', but the actual file name is in uppercase,
this will result in a File Not Found error. This applies to directory
names as well. To prevent errors, we suggest naming all files in
lowercase. You should not use spaces and punctuation characters
although the underscore character ('_') is acceptable.
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